Ice cooler for beer barrels and the like



Sept. 19, 1944. P. J. FOLEY 2,358,450

ICE COOLER FOR BEER BARRELS AND THE LIKE Filed March' 22, 1945 i": II

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INVENTOR. P4 TR/CA elf 0L 5 Y A T TORNEX Patented Sept. 19, 1944 'UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE ICE COOLER FOR BEER BARRELS AND THE LIKE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to ice coolers for beer barrels and the like.

An object of this invention is to provide a relatively inexpensive andstrong pan for icing beer barrels and other types of barrels orcontainers by placing said beer barrels or containers partly Within saidpan.

Another object of this invention is to provide an ice cooling pan withan auxiliary jacket when it is desired to cool the contents of thebarrel or the like in a shorter time.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention resides inthe novel arrangement and combination of parts and in the details ofconstruction hereinafter described andclairned, it being understood thatchanges in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed maybe made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from thespirit of the invention.

A practical embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, where in:

Figure 1 is a' front elevation of the ice cooler or pan supporting thebeer barrel or the like therein.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the ice cooler or ice pan per se showing thelegs, supports or ribs thereof in broken lines, which rib greatlyreinforce or strengthen the bottom of the cooler, it being understoodthat the cooler may be buried in concrete so that the outside rim of thecooler will be even or flush with the floor surface.

Figure 3 is a vertical section of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a partial section showing the auxiliary jacket in place.

Figure 5 is a plan of the auxiliary jacket per se.

Referring to the drawing, Ill denotes an ice cooler or ice pan which iscircular in cross-section but with slopin sides H which facilitates themanufacture of it through the process of casting. On the bottom outersurface [2 of the pan there is provided two elongated legs, supports orreinforcing ribs 13 and I4 both of which are integrally formed with saidbottom. On the opposite side of the bottom of the pan there are providedthree spacing supports l5, l6 and I! which will prevent the bottom ofany barrel or 7 in spaced relation with each other mean may be providedfor draining from one pan to another (not shown in the drawing). thernoted that the supports I5, l6 and H are also formed integrally withsaid pan l0.

It is sometimes desired to provide additional cooling means to thebarrel or container B and in order to do that the extension auxiliaryjacket 20 is utilized and which comprises a cylindrical shell H which ishinged at 22 vertically and encompasses the barrel B or the like and issecured together by a holding means 23. This auxiliary jacket may varyin size so that it may either fit into the pan H] as shown in thedrawing or it may be relatively larger so as to rest on the periphery 240f the pan l0.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth is to beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. I

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

An ice cooler for beer barrels or the like'comprising a pan having abottom and sloping sides, said bottom having a pair of long spacedintegral parallel ribs on its outer surface and a plurality of spacedshort integral angularly-disposed ribs on its inner surface, the upperedge of said sides of the pan having spaced overflows, a jacket restingwithin the pan, said jacket comprising a pair of hinged sections andlatch means in opposed relation to the hinge of said sections forlocking the'latter.

PATRICK J. FOLEY.

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